Crime & Thrillers

Looking for thrills and twists to keep you on the edge of your seat? From smash hit bestsellers such as Apple Tree Yard, A Kind Worth Killing and The Girl in the Red Coat to the novels of the legendary P. D. James, Faber has a crime novel, mystery or thriller to suit every taste.

Platform Seven at 4am: Peterborough Railway Station is deserted. The man crossing the covered walkway on this freezing November morning is confident he’s alone. As he sits on the metal bench at the far end of the platform it is clear his choice is strategic – he’s as far away from the night staff as he can get.

What the man doesn’t realise is that he has company. Lisa Evans knows what he has decided. She knows what he is about to do as she tries and fails to stop him walking to the platform edge.

No one is more desperate to understand what connects them than Lisa Evans herself. After all, she was the first of the two to die…

‘Louise Doughty leads her unnerved readers into dark territory.’ Hilary MantelThe new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Louise DoughtyPlatform Seven at 4am: Peterborough Railway Station is deserted. The man crossing the covered walkway on this freezing November morning is confident he’s alone. As he sits on the metal bench at the far end of the platform it is clear his choice is strategic – he’s as far away from the night staff as he can get.What the man doesn’t realise is that he has company. Lisa Evans knows what he has decided. She knows what he is about to do as she tries and fails to stop him walking to the platform edge.Two deaths on Platform Seven. Two fatalities in eighteen months - surely they’re connected?No one is more desperate to understand what connects them than Lisa Evans herself. After all, she was the first of the two to die…

‘A fast-paced and heartfelt thriller . . . that echoes the best of John le Carré.’ Daily Mail

'You won’t stop reading until the final devastating pages.' Stephen King

Kate Moore – a mother with an interesting past – is living the quiet life in another European city, or trying to. On her way to drop her children off at school in the city centre, the cafes and streets of Paris start to come alive around her. Kate’s husband Dex, meanwhile, charged with finding a particular present for their son’s birthday, is struggling to focus on the job in hand as a financial matter at work seems to be playing on his mind. As worrying reports begin to circulate from key locations around the city, and the sound of wailing sirens becomes increasingly hard to ignore, could their day and, indeed, their lives be about to change forever?

‘Sleek, cunning and breakneck . . . A knockout.’ Megan Abbott‘A fast-paced and heartfelt thriller . . . that echoes the best of John le Carré.’ Daily Mail'You won’t stop reading until the final devastating pages.' Stephen King Kate Moore – a mother with an interesting past – is living the quiet life in another European city, or trying to. On her way to drop her children off at school in the city centre, the cafes and streets of Paris start to come alive around her. Kate’s husband Dex, meanwhile, charged with finding a particular present for their son’s birthday, is struggling to focus on the job in hand as a financial matter at work seems to be playing on his mind. As worrying reports begin to circulate from key locations around the city, and the sound of wailing sirens becomes increasingly hard to ignore, could their day and, indeed, their lives be about to change forever?